Choosing a Transaction Code from the History List In SAP

Use

You can display a list of the transaction codes processed since you logged on (called a history list), and then choose a transaction code from that list.

Procedure

1. In the standard toolbar, open the command field.



As of Release 4.6, the command field is closed by default. To display it, choose the arrow to the left of the Save icon:

The command field appears:

To hide it, choose the arrow to the right (outside) of the field.

2. Choose the dropdown arrow at the right-hand end of the command field.

The history list appears, displaying the transaction codes for all the transactions you have accessed in all of your sessions since you logged on. A sample history list is shown here.



3. Choose the desired transaction code.
4. Choose Enter.

This takes you to the initial screen of the task associated with that transaction code.

Entering a Transaction Code In SAP

Procedure

To enter a transaction code and start a task:

1. Place the cursor in the command field.



As of Release 4.6, the command field is closed by default. To display it, choose the arrow to the left of the Save icon: .

The command field appears:

To hide it, choose the arrow to the right (outside) of the field.

To display a list of the transactions you used last, choose the dropdown arrow at the right-hand end of the command field.

2. Enter
/n (to end the current task) followed by a transaction code.

For example, for Transaction code MB01, you would enter /nmb01 , as shown here.



3. Choose Enter.

You exit the current task, and the initial screen of the new task appears.

If you do not want to end your current task, but you need to do another task, you can create a new session.

For example, suppose you are creating a purchase order and you need to look at a table with exchange rates. You can open a session to look at the exchange rate table without having to end your first task of creating a purchase order.

See Creating a New Session and a Task at Once.

Finding the Transaction Code for the Current Task In SAP

Procedure

To find the transaction code for the current task:

• Choose the arrow at the far right of the first status field, as in this example:

The transaction code appears, along with other system information:

• Or, from the menu bar, choose System
® Status.

The System Status dialog box appears. You can find the transaction code for the current task in the Repository data frame of the SAP data screen area, as in this example:

To find the transaction code for a different task, you can either:

• Open the task, and choose System
® Status.
• Or, activate the appropriate options on the SAP Easy Access workplace menu (see
Finding the Transaction Code for the Task You Want to Start).

Finding the Transaction Code for the Task You Want to Start in SAP

Use

After you have logged on to the SAP System, you choose the task that you want to work on. You can switch to different tasks at any time.

Each function in the SAP System has a transaction code associated with it. A transaction code consists of letters, numbers, or both, for example, FB05 or SUSR. You enter transaction codes in the command field. For more information on the command field, see Release 4.6: The New SAP GUI.

By entering a transaction code instead of using the workplace menu, you can go to a task and start the function in a single step. Although using transaction codes efficiently requires some memorization of codes, it is also a quicker way to get around in the SAP System.

For example, entering transaction code FD01 takes you directly to the screen for creating a customer master record in Accounts Receivable.

You can use a transaction code to go to any task in any SAP application. For example, if you are working in the Accounts Receivable application, you can go to a task in the Accounts Payable application.

Prerequisites

Before you can use a transaction code, you have to find the right transaction code for the task you want to start.

Additional Information

Finding the Transaction Code for the Task You Want to Start

Finding the Transaction Code for the Current Task

Entering a Transaction Code

Choosing a Transaction Code from the History List

Task Selection with Transaction Codes

Use

After you have logged on to the SAP System, you choose the task that you want to work on. You can switch to different tasks at any time.

Each function in the SAP System has a transaction code associated with it. A transaction code consists of letters, numbers, or both, for example, FB05 or SUSR. You enter transaction codes in the command field. For more information on the command field, see Release 4.6: The New SAP GUI.

By entering a transaction code instead of using the workplace menu, you can go to a task and start the function in a single step. Although using transaction codes efficiently requires some memorization of codes, it is also a quicker way to get around in the SAP System.

For example, entering transaction code FD01 takes you directly to the screen for creating a customer master record in Accounts Receivable.

You can use a transaction code to go to any task in any SAP application. For example, if you are working in the Accounts Receivable application, you can go to a task in the Accounts Payable application.

Prerequisites

Before you can use a transaction code, you have to find the right transaction code for the task you want to start.

Additional Information

Finding the Transaction Code for the Task You Want to Start

Finding the Transaction Code for the Current Task

Entering a Transaction Code

Choosing a Transaction Code from the History List